Several small groups of men, women and children stand at the base of the flood waters on Breckinridge Street. The Louisville Linen Service neon sign is in the foreground and a 1936 railroad bridge is in the background.

Three men stand atop utility poles installing equipment. An inscription on this photograph notes that they are "lowering 66KV pot heads into place on east, Big Four Bridge." Men are standing on the ground holding wires attached from the...

Four men stand atop utility poles installing equipment. An inscription on this photograph notes, "Boiling out 66KV cable and raising pothead into position on west platform at Big Four Bridge." Other men stand on the ground holding wires that extend...

A man stands at the Louisville side of the Big Four Bridge as a train crosses the Ohio River. The train is Interstate Public Service Co #208, bound for Indianapolis. Along the left section of the bridge is a pedestrian walkway while the center of...

A view of the Big Four Bridge as taken from the Municipal Bridge (now called the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge and commonly referred to as the Second Street Bridge). The bridge spans the Ohio River and connects Louisville, Ky. to...

A steamboat is shown leaving the Louisville & Portland Canal and entering the Ohio River. Painted on the back of the boat is "East St. Louis, Port of Louisville." The boat is multiple stories and has two large black steam pipes near the front. The...

Side view of a train crossing a stone bridge identified as the Bolivar Bridge. The engine, first car, and part of the second train car can be seen approaching from the left. The bridge over a small body of water has two arches. A similar bridge is...

An aerial view of Brooklyn Bridge over Kentucky River. The bridge has high, wide stone pillars and ends at the tunnel into the high rock bank amid trees. Handwritten on border of negative "Brooklyn Bridge over Ky. River."

An aerial view of Brooklyn Bridge over the Kentucky River that connects Mercer and Jessamine Counties. The bridge has high, wide stone pillars and ends at the tunnel into the high rock bank amid trees.

An aerial view of Brooklyn Bridge over the Kentucky River that connects Mercer and Jessamine Counties. The bridge has high, wide stone pillars and ends at the tunnel into the high rock bank amid trees.